Larry Gates (Treherne, MB) finished 2-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Gates defeated Hersh Lerner (Winnipeg, MB) 10-5, then went on to lose 11-5 against Rick Borland (Winnipeg, MB). Gates responded with a 10-9 win over John Hanesiak (Winnipeg, MB). Gates went on to lose 8-4 against Gary Ross (Carman, MB) in their final qualifying round match.
 
. For week of the event schedule, Gates did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Gates ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with points earned so far this season.